Check-controlled vending-machine.



N. P. FRASER. CHECK CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY6, 1912.

a SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

N. P. FRASER. CHECK CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY6,1912.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

a SHEETS-SHEET 2[ Witnesses lnventqr I Attorneys N. P. FRASER. CHECKCONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1912.

3 SHBETS-SHEET 3.

Inventor Attorneys Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

NORMAN r. FRASER, or GABSONVILLE, MICHIGAN.

CHECK- IQNTBOLLED VENDING MACI-IINE. 7

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 6, 1912. Serial No. 708,031.

ToaZZ whom it may concern Be it known that 1,,NORMAN P. FRASER,

citizen of the United States, residing at Carsonville, in the county ofSanilac and' State of Michigan, have invented a new and usefulCheck-Controlled Vendin -Machine,.

of which the following is a speci cation.

This invention relates to an improvement in check controlled vendingmachines.

The primary object of the present inven tion is to provide a machine forvending various sized articles, a further object of the invention beingto provide a'check controlled -mechanism in which the check transmitsthe movement of the operating lever, to the artie clereleasingmechanism, with means wherebe interchanged in 1 order that coins ofdifferent denominations. may actuate the article releasing mechanism. 1

by certain parts, ma

A still further object of the invention is' to provide an articledistributor, which may be readily filled-with the articles, to bevended, means being provided for closing the coin receiving slots whenthe supplyof articles to be vended, has become exhausted.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section; 'Figeis an elevation,partly in section of the article receiving'd'rum. Fig. 5 is a view ofthe coin controlled mechanism, the same being shown in inactiveposition.Fig. 6 is a view of the coin controlled mechanism, one of the plateswhich houses said n'iechanism being removed to more clearly show themechanism, the

article releasing mechanism being shown inits active position in dottedlines. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the interchangeable segments whichcontact with the coin to actuate the article releasing mechanism. Fig. 8is a detail view of the receiver, which. operates the article holdingdrum. Fig.9 is a detail view of the lever which normall maintains thedrum'against movement. ig. 10 is a front elevatlon of a ortion of themechanism, showing the 0 set 63 in contact with the ofl"set 64 of theplate 22. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the slot closure lever.

In the. drawings, 10 designates a casing which-is provided with thehinged hood or cover 11, the casing 10 resting upon a base 12. A drum'14 is rotatably supported in the casing, said drum being provlded witha plurality of pocketslfi in which-the articles to be vended are placed,the drum being of a diameter slightly less than the diameter of the.housing formed by the easmg and hoodfthe casing 10 being provided with acurved portion 16 which forms a continuation of the hood 11, thearticles thus being held within the pockets 15, as the drum is rotated.An article receiving trough 17 1s secured to the casing 10, there beingan opening 18 formed in the casingadjacent said trough through which thearticle to be vended is projected as soon as a filled pocket has beenbrought in alinement with said opening by a movement of the coinactuated means. A gear 20 is secured to one end of the drum 14:, thisgear being provided with a number of teeth, equal to the pockets of thedrum. -The drum is normally held agalnst rotation, in a manner whichwill be hereinafter described, the coin when deposited forming aconnection between the means actuated by the operating lever and meansoperating the drum, said rotating means when movement is imparted tosame, releasing the mechanism which normally holds the drum againstmovement.

The check controlled mechanism is supported within] the casingadjacent-the end Patented Sept.30, 1913.

21' and 22 which are secured to each other and to the casing, the plate22 being pro-,

vided with offset edges 24 and 25nd to-.

gether with the lateforms the coin chute,

coin chute to draw slugs therefrom, the terminals 26 and 27 of theplate, being dis-. posed adjacent the coin receiving slot 40.

plate 22,said lever-being provided with the g g 29 which is formed. withteeth 30. A

a magnet 69 being disposed adjacent said A lever 28 is pivotally'supported by the i rcated arm 31 is pivotally supported by a pin 32which supports the lever28, this e arm being provided with a bifurcatedterminal33 which engages the lug 34 formed on the. lever 28. The drumactuatin lever 35 is connected to-the terminal 36 o the lever 31.. Thislever 35at its'free end is provided with atlog 37 arranged to contactwith the gear 20 to rotate the drum. It will-thus be noted that as thelever is depressed and the lever 35 is brought in'the path of the gear.

'20 the same will rotate the gear, to bring one of the article receivingpockets of the drum in register with theopemng 18 in the casing.Pivotally supported at a point immediately below the toothed lug 29 ofthe lever 28 is a segment. 38, said segment being provided with teeth 38and at either end with a cut away portion 39, the cut away portion atone end of said segment, being of a curvature, to embrace a ten centpiece for instance, and the curvature of the other end being such as toembrace a five cent piece, it, being noted that these segments -may beinterchanged, for various coins.

This segment 38 is arranged to mesh with the teeth of the lug 29. Itwill be noted that when a coin is' deposited within the coin slot of thecasing the same will pass downward through the coin chute formed by theplates 21 and 22, the same lodging" between the segment 38 and theofiset portion 32- of the lever 35. It will thus be noted that as thelever 28 is depressed, the same will rotate the segment 38, and the coinwhich is interposed between said segment and the oifset portion of thelever 35 and in contact with said lever lifting the lever 35, the dogcontacting with the teeth of the gear carried by the drum to rotate thesame until one of the article receiving pockets is in regthe segment 38and the offset smaller than that intended to operate the mechanismshould be inserted within the slot, the same will fall between thesegmeat 38 and the lever 35,- the depression of the lever 28, merelycausing the tooth engaging lever 35 to ride upward, the lever vnot beingpushed in contact with the teeth of the gear. It will thus be noted thata coin of the proper denomination must be inserted withln the slot, inorder that the drum rotating mechanism may be'actuated. The drum isnormally maintained against rotation by the lever 44, said lever beingformed with a recess 45 which receives'one connected to t' e plate 22 bythe spring 48,

of the teeth-of the drum, the lever being pivoted atthe oint 46, itsterminal 47 being the said spring normally maintaining the lever in'contaotwith the teeth of the gear,

thus preventing the rotation of the drum.

An arm .62 extends from the 'lever 44 the curved ofi'set-terminal ofsaid arm being actuated to release said drum. The lever 44' is providedwith the ofiset 50 which is disi posed in the path of the lever 35; Thelever 35 is provided with a plurality of teeth 51 which as the lever israised will contact with thepfiset 50 of the lever 44 locking themechanism against return'movement swinging the same on its pivotagainsttthe tension of the spring 48 allowing the drum to path of thegear 20, one of the teeth of said dicate that the machine is em'ptyjandthe freely rotate, the offset 63 of the lever 35 riding on the'oflset 64of the plate 22 the stroke of thelever 35 beingsuch as to impart such arotation to the drum that the same will move one pocket out of alinementwith the opening 18. When the drum'has moved thisfar the coin will havepassed between the segment 38 and the offset portion of the lever 35,the lever returning to its normal position-the lever 44 again engagingthe drum and holdin the same aga1nst movement, the coin belng depositedon the curved terminal 70 of the arm 62 being maintained thereon untilthe mechanism is again operated. w

In order that it may e known when the machine is empty and to preventthe depositing of a coin when the supply of articles has become.-exhausted a lever 53 is pivotally supported by the plate 22adjacent the"coin slot 40. This lever is provided with-the oil"- set portion 54 whichwhen the lever is swung upon its pivot closes the slot 40. The terminal'58 of the lever is disposed in the gear being provided with aprojection 59 which as the same passes the lever 53, contacts withthesame to force it in a position to close. the coin opening 40. Thiswill inslot will be maintained closed until "the 7 pockets are againfilled with articlesito be 'vended. When it is desired to refill thethedrum when it is desired to refill the same.

The plate 22 is formed with an apertured ofiset 66 at each of its edgeswhich forms guides for the rod 67, a coiled spring 67' embracing saidrod and spacing its head 68 from the. late. This rod is actuated tocontact wit the ofiset 63 of the lever 35 to actuate the same in thesame manner as if a coin, had been de osited. Thus the drum ma beactuated y depressing the rod 67 an .without deposltin a coin.- A mirror71 is arranged above't e coin receptacle 72% thegmechanism being viewedthrough the glass 73 in the front ofithe cabinet. Thus the purchaser mayviewthe contents of the pocket before the coin is deposited.

What is claimed is 1. 'A check controlled vending machine, including arotary article holder, a pair of plates dlsposed in spaced relation toeach 6 other, a manually controlled spiring returned lever mountedbetween said p ates and'0perableexteriorly of the machine, a toothed lugcarried by said lever, a pivoted toothed segment journ'iiled between theplates and in gaging member carried by the inner end of co-activerelation with the toothed lu of the lever and disposed in operablerelation the lever, and a swingingly mounted ho der' to the holder, saidholder engaging member engaging member carried by-the inner end beingnormally spaced from the pivoted 25 of the lever and disposed in oerable relasegment to receive a coin between it and such tion to theholder, said hol er engaging segment and whereby with the cooperationmember being normally spaced from the of a coin and the depression ofthe lever, the pivoted segment to receive a coin between it holderengaging member is elevated to cause and such segment and whereby withthe cothe article holder to be rotated, and coacting 30 operation of acoin and the depression of the -means carried by the holder rotatingmemlever, the article holder is rotated. her and one of the plates forpreventing a 2. A check controlled vending machine, retrograde movementof the lever during the including a rotary article holder, a pairoperation of the holder. of plates disposed in spaced relation to eachIn testimon that I claim the foregoing 35 other, a manuallycontrolled sring returned as m own, I ave hereto afiixed my signalebver mountedbetvfveelrli said ates and o erc-1 ture in the presence of twowitnesses. a le exteriory o t e mac ine, a toot e a lug carried by saidlever, a ivoted toothed NORMAN FRASER" segment journaled between te'plates angLin Witnesses: co-active relationwith the toothed lug ofFRANK MoGAnEY, the lever, a swingin'gly mounted holder en- F. C. CROREY.

